FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Monday, April 7, 2014

Cabaret Series - Liz CallawayTony nominee and Emmy winner Liz Callaway debuted on Broadway in Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along and received a Tony Nomination for her performance in Baby. She starred in the original cast of Miss Saigon, and as Grizabella in Cats. Liz starred as Norma Desmond in Pittsburgh CLO's Sunset Boulevard. She's best known for singing in numerous animated movies including the title role in Anastasia, The Swan Princess, Aladdin and the King of Thieves. Her recordings include 4 solo albums as well as Sibling Revelry and Boom! Live at Birdland with her sister Ann Hampton Callaway.04/07/2014Time: 7:30 pm

Ann PatchettAnn Patchett returns for Literary Evening with a new collection of essays, This Is the Story of A Happy Marriage. A distinguished novelist who can match wits with Stephen Colbert, Ann Patchett is an audience favorite and here for a special reason that will be revealed.04/07/2014Time: 7:30 pmCarnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map

Bugs Bunny at the SymphonyA fantastic fusion of classical music and classic animation, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony is created and conducted by Emmy Award-winner George Daugherty. The concert features favorite Warner Bros. Looney Tunes characters on screen in their most memorable moments, all with live accompaniment by the PSO. “The roaring kettledrums, the sweetly confiding strings, the braying brasses, and luxuriant woodwinds were every bit as vibrant as the colors and choreography of the animation on screen.” -- The Chicago Tribune04/10/2014 - 04/13/201404/10 - 7:30 pm04/11 - 8:00 pm04/12 - 2:30 pm04/12 - 8:00 pm04/13 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 601 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map

The Playboy of the Western WorldIrish playwright J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World takes place in the early 1900s at a pub on the west coast of Ireland, where a young man running away from his farm, claiming he killed his father, finds the locals are more interested in vicariously enjoying his story than condemning the immorality of what he did. At the pub, he captures the attention of the barmaid, who also is the owner's daughter. Kim Martin directs in the Rauh Theatre.04/10/2014 - 04/19/2014Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map

PantagleizePantagleize is a wild rumination on revolution; an explosion of theatricality first produced in 1931 by Michel de Ghelderode, Belgium's great anticipator of the avant garde. Subtitled "A Farce to Make You Sad," it takes its title from the central character, a philosopher-clown unwittingly involved with a cell of revolutionaries who take him for their leader. He robs a bank, falls in love, and goes head to head with forces far beyond his understanding. Jed Allen Harris directs a new adaptation by Jay Ball.04/11/2014 - 04/27/2014